Class Description
Relationships are beautiful and complicated. Whether it's ending an engagement, getting a divorce, planning a wedding, or relearning how to love yourself, sometimes you just have to write through it. In this multi-genre class, we will explore the complexities, joys, and memories of our present and past relationships. Original essays, poems, and short stories based on your relationships will be crafted in class. We'll workshop up to three original pieces with a fellow writer in class. Writers will have the opportunity to share their pieces during our weekly class open mic. Each writer will conclude the class with at least two polished pieces. Poems, essays, and stories are welcome! Writers in this class will also explore dating in a digital age—we're going to dig deep into dating app horror, steamy, and magical love stories. Together we'll read My Soul Looks Back by Jessica B. Harris and Seven Days in June by Tia Williams. We'll read a variety of essays written by women over the age 50, Black and women of color, and LGBTQ+ women about relationships. Each student will also have a chance to bring a song that represents the relationship they are exploring in writing. Come to this course with an open mind and willingness to write honestly about relationships.
Class Format
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. About 15 minutes before your class is scheduled to begin, you'll receive an email from your instructor with a link to join the class meeting!
Scholarship Information
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.